Jessica Biel: Her Allure Photo Shoot

For her cover shoot with Michael Thompson in Long Beach, California, actress Jessica Biel wasn't even slightly fazed by posing on a four-story platform in an electrical plant. What actually fazes her? Being typecast by directors and followed by paparazzi. See the exclusive outtakes from the shoot here, and for more photos and the profile "Body of Work," pick up the June issue of Allure, on newsstands May 26.

According to Biel, getting the chance to prove herself has been her biggest challenge. Her résumé is that of an action star, but she yearns to play more romantic roles, and covets the ones that end up going to Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman. "I just want an opportunity," she says. "If you don't like the audition, then don't hire me! But if you don't want to even see me—that's hurtful.... I'm a very 360-degree person."